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With the World Cup now less than six months away, people who bet on football will be busy assessing the pre-tournament football betting odds for Brazil and, as usual, the traditional powerhouses of international football will dominate most people’s thoughts when they try to pick out the winner. The likes of Spain, Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, [&hellip

Jurgen Klinsmann has been rewarded for guiding the USA team into the 2014 World Cup by being handed a new four-year deal ahead of the tournament in Brazil. The US team head coach has been in the job since 2011, leading the side to a seventh straight appearance in the World Cup Finals, a success [&hellip

Few World Cups end without a penalty shootout. Here are some of the biggest penalty misses in recent World Cup history: Roberto Baggio vs. Brazil 1994 Fans of live football commentary know that the divine ponytail was Italy’s best player at the 1994 World Cup in America and was named as one of the three [&hellip

The FAI are in no rush to name a new manager after Giovanni Trapottoni was relieved of his duties following the Republic of Ireland’s disappointing end to the nation’s qualification campaign for next summer’s World Cup. The Italian’s reign came to an end following the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Austria, a result which [&hellip

The chances of Kaka and Ronaldinho – the two remaining survivors of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning squad – playing together at next summer’s tournament are incredibly slim, according to national head coach, Luis Felipe Scolari. Scolari spoke to the media ahead of Brazil’s friendly clash with Chile this week and confirmed his doubts that [&hellip

Newcastle United centre-half, Steven Taylor, admits that it was “a dream come true” to receive a call-up to the England squad. The 27-year-old has been drafted in by Roy Hodgson as cover for Gary Cahill, who will miss Friday’s World Cup qualifier against San Marino with a knee injury. The Chelsea defender faces a race [&hellip

Tottenham Hotspur captain, Michael Dawson, admits it “would be a dream” to earn a recall to the England squad for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro. The former Nottingham Forest centre-back has shrugged off the disappointment of being put up for sale by Andre Villas-Boas last summer to enjoy an [&hellip

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil holds exciting prospects with the football nation hosting what could be a dazzling competition. The 12 stadiums, some of which are yet to be built, look promising with stadium capacities reaching extraordinary levels. Fans anticipate a lively atmosphere, even more so than the South African World Cup back in [&hellip

FIFA President Sepp Blatter held a press conference in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the preliminary draw on Saturday. Before opening to questions from the world’s media, Blatter reiterated his belief that Brazil 2014 would be a great success. Brazil will join France, Germany, Italy and Mexico in the only countries to host the competition [&hellip

Philippines coach Michael Weiss says the odds may be stacked against his side in their upcoming preliminary qualifier with Kuwait but, full of optimism after beating Sri Lanka 5-1, they may have a chance. View full post on FIFA.com – 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ – News